Did you know that before Facebook or MySpace – and even before Friendster – there was a social network called Friends Reunited? This infographic from MarketingDirecto.com contains this and other factoids from over 30 years of online social networking. The timeline stretches all the way back to 1978, when Ward Christensen and Randy Suess created the first computerized bulletin board system (CBBS) to make announcements and plan meetups with friends; and continues through the Facebook IPO

Social networks are addictive and people are mostly using it. Even more important, they are using it in the wrong way, risking their jobs. Here are some tips by Tribe HR explaining bad ways of using them and why they are bad. Remember, using social media isn’t harmless so try to avoid risks.

Social media is trending globally. Check out this infographic to learn about how quickly social media has become prominent around the world. 'Around the world in social networking' #infograpic by Social Jumpstart and Hasai